Cast & Crew

Series Directed by

Peter Cregeen
(8 episodes, 1972-1974)
Viktors Ritelis
(6 episodes, 1972-1974)
Michael Ferguson
(5 episodes, 1972-1973)
Terence Dudley
(3 episodes, 1974)
William Slater
(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Philip Dudley
(2 episodes, 1974)
Ken Hannam
(2 episodes, 1974)

Series Writing Credits

David Ambrose
(written by) (1 episode, 1974)
Marc Brandel
(written by) (2 episodes, 1972)
John Brason
(written by) (5 episodes, 1972-1974)
N.J. Crisp
(written by) (5 episodes, 1972-1974)
Brian Degas
(series devised by) (28 episodes, 1972-1974)
Brian Degas
(written by) (1 episode, 1972)
Bryan Forbes
(written by) (1 episode, 1973)
Ivan Foxwell
(film "The Colditz Story") (28 episodes, 1972-1974)
Gerard Glaister
(series devised by) (28 episodes, 1972-1974)
Ken Hughes
(written by) (1 episode, 1974)
Troy Kennedy Martin
(written by) (1 episode, 1974)
Thom Keyes
(written by) (1 episode, 1974)
John Kruse
(written by) (1 episode, 1972)
Ian Kennedy Martin
(written by) (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Ivan Moffat
(written by) (3 episodes, 1974)
Robert Muller
(written by) (1 episode, 1974)
P.R. Reid
(autobiographical book "Colditz") (28 episodes, 1972-1974)
Arden Winch
(written by) (3 episodes, 1972-1974)

Series Cast

David McCallum
 Flt. Lt. Simon Carter 26 episodes, 1972-1974
Richard Heffer
 Capt. Tim Downing 25 episodes, 1972-1974
Paul Chapman
 Capt. George Brent 24 episodes, 1972-1974
Jack Hedley
 Lt. Col. John Preston 23 episodes, 1972-1974
Bernard Hepton
 Kommandant 23 episodes, 1972-1974
Hans Meyer
 Hauptmann Franz Ulmann 23 episodes, 1972-1974
Christopher Neame
 Lt. Dick Player 17 episodes, 1972-1974
Robert Wagner
 Flt. Lt. Phil Carrington / ... 14 episodes, 1972-1974
Edward Hardwicke
 Capt. Pat Grant 14 episodes, 1972-1973
Anthony Valentine
 Major Horst Mohn 11 episodes, 1974
Peter Penry-Jones
 P.O. Peter Muir 10 episodes, 1972-1973
Dan O'Herlihy
 Lt. Col. Max Dodd 5 episodes, 1974
Nicholas McArdle
 Capt. Richard Walters 5 episodes, 1974
Cy Town
 Prisoner of War / ... 1 episode, 1972-1974
Jeremy Kemp
 Sq. Ldr. Tony Shaw 4 episodes, 1974
Lawrence Davidson
 Capt. Coty / ... 4 episodes, 1973-1974
Al Mancini
 Capt. Harry Nugent 3 episodes, 1974
Malcolm Stoddard
 Capt. Christopher Mawson 3 episodes, 1974
Donald McDonald
 Lt. Jordan (Padre) 3 episodes, 1974
Grahame Mallard
 Leutnant Lehr / ... 3 episodes, 1972
Edward Brooks
 German NCO / ... 3 episodes, 1974
Jeremy Higgins
 French Officer / ... 3 episodes, 1972-1974
Len Lowe
 Corp. Hopkins 3 episodes, 1974
Desmond Jones
 German Lieut. / ... 3 episodes, 1972-1974
Joanna David
 Cathy Carter 2 episodes, 1972-1974
Brian Hawksley
 Col. André Leclerq 2 episodes, 1974
Garrick Hagon
 Lt. Jim Phipps 2 episodes, 1974
Peter Hager
 General Schaetzel 2 episodes, 1972-1974
Geoffrey Palmer
 Doc 2 episodes, 1972-1973
John Herrington
 Stabsarzt 2 episodes, 1972-1973
James Taylor
 Polish Captain / ... 2 episodes, 1972
James Hayes
 Lt. Paddy Moore 2 episodes, 1974
Paul Humpoletz
 Capt. James 2 episodes, 1973
David Allister
 Capt. George Holland 2 episodes, 1974
Nigel Stevens
 British Prisoner / ... 2 episodes, 1972
Jim Norton
 Capt. James Porteous 2 episodes, 1974
Anthony Jacobs
 General Rawicz / ... 2 episodes, 1972-1973
Oliver Gilbert
 German Guard / ... 2 episodes, 1974
Philip Marchant
 Harry 2 episodes, 1974
Henri Szeps
 Capt. Henri Lefevre / ... 2 episodes, 1973-1974
Stanley Price
 2nd NCO / ... 2 episodes, 1972
Ronald Musgrove
 German Guard / ... 2 episodes, 1972
Donald Tandy
 Senior French Officer 2 episodes, 1972-1973
Timothy Morand
 Capt. Marquand / ... 2 episodes, 1974
Michael Harding
 Senior Dutch Officer 2 episodes, 1972-1973
Gertan Klauber
 German Radio Announcer / ... 2 episodes, 1973-1974
Willy Bowman
 German Sergeant 2 episodes, 1974
Keith Ashley
 German Orderly / ... 2 episodes, 1974
John Beardmore
 Brigadier Holmes / ... 1 episode, 1972-1974
Patrick Troughton
 Padre 1 episode, 1972
Michael Gwynn
 Standardtenführer Hessler 1 episode, 1972
Kenneth Griffith
 Dr. Starb 1 episode, 1972
Neil Stacy
 Capt. Edward Bentinct-Boyle 1 episode, 1972
Peter Barkworth
 Brauner 1 episode, 1972
Nigel Stock
 Gestapo Officer One 1 episode, 1972
Michael Bryant
 Cdr George Marsh / ... 1 episode, 1972
Prentis Hancock
 Lt. Ian McDonald 1 episode, 1973
Ray Barrett
 Flt. Lt. Jack Collins 1 episode, 1974
Michael Gough
 Major Schaeffer 1 episode, 1972
John Quentin
 Paul Von Eissinger 1 episode, 1972
John Golightly
 Capt. Ian Masters 1 episode, 1972
Michael Ensign
 Lt. Dave Olding 1 episode, 1972
Noel Johnson
 Devenish 1 episode, 1972
Roy Boyd
 Dougal MacLean 1 episode, 1972
Julian Fox
 Capt. Freddy Townsend 1 episode, 1972
Mark McManus
 Lt. Cameron 1 episode, 1972
Joe Dunlop
 Priest 1 episode, 1972
William Rushton
 Major Trumpington 1 episode, 1974
Gerard Paquis
 Capt. Andre Vaillant 1 episode, 1974
John Ringham
 Major Dalby 1 episode, 1972
Mike Horsburgh
 Lt. Newman 1 episode, 1972
Ed Bishop
 Lt. Col. Harrity 1 episode, 1974
Max Faulkner
 Capt. Bobby Peters 1 episode, 1972
Michael Bangerter
 Capt. Gale 1 episode, 1972
Terrence Hardiman
 Gestapo Officer Two 1 episode, 1972
Oscar Quitak
 Kommandant Esslin 1 episode, 1972
Gillian Brown
 Sophie 1 episode, 1972
Colin David Reese
 Doctor 1 episode, 1972
Alec Wallis
 Corporal Baker 1 episode, 1972
Bernard Kay
 Hartwig 1 episode, 1972
Ray Smith
 Hans Hugenberg 1 episode, 1972
Michael Wynne
 Gestapo Man 1 episode, 1972
Ian McCulloch
 Larry Page 1 episode, 1974
Nancie Jackson
 Lisa 1 episode, 1974
Sarah Craze
 Gerda 1 episode, 1974
Michael Sheard
 Kommandant 1 episode, 1972
David Garfield
 Diels 1 episode, 1972
Jack Le White
 Cafe Owner 1 episode, 1972
Jonathan Blake
 Flt. Lt. Waltham 1 episode, 1972
Mircea Crisan
 Gestapo Officer 1 episode, 1973
Patrick Durkin
 Sergeant Arbuckle 1 episode, 1974
Michael Lees
 Doctor 1 episode, 1974
Leonard Fenton
 Unterfeldwebel Ernst Krueger 1 episode, 1974
Terry Cowling
 German Officer 1 episode, 1974
Sean Roantree
 Lt. Michael Brown 1 episode, 1974
Dennis Waterman
 Richtman 1 episode, 1972
James Greene
 Adjutant 1 episode, 1972
Keith Buckley
 Gemeiner Heller 1 episode, 1972
Ralph Michael
 Bauman 1 episode, 1972
Peter Halliday
 Wing Co. Cannock 1 episode, 1972
Edward Kelsey
 French Doctor 1 episode, 1972
Leo Britt
 Lutz 1 episode, 1972
George Mikell
 Col. Cybulski 1 episode, 1973
Phillip Hinton
 Renoir 1 episode, 1973
Fred Berhoff
 Ticket Collector 1 episode, 1973
Frederick Schiller
 Pastor 1 episode, 1974
Edward Underdown
 Col. Mansell 1 episode, 1974
Sebastian Graham Jones
 Capt. Walsh 1 episode, 1974
Heather Canning
 Anna 1 episode, 1974
Brian McDermott
 Lt. Fairclough 1 episode, 1974
Bob Sessions
 American Officer 1 episode, 1974
Hugh Martin
 Censor 1 episode, 1974
Phil Speary
 Corporal Godbolt 1 episode, 1974
Jonathan Lynn
 Bergman 1 episode, 1972
Geoffrey Toone
 President of the Court 1 episode, 1972
Brian Godfrey
 Morris 1 episode, 1972
Michael Wisher
 Consulate Official 1 episode, 1972
John Serret
 Dentist 1 episode, 1972
Tim Meats
 German Captain 1 episode, 1972
Vernon Morris
 Soltizyk 1 episode, 1972
Martin Howells
 Erich 1 episode, 1972
David Boliver
 German Officer 1 episode, 1972
Ronald Lacey
 Major Zibnek 1 episode, 1973
Alexander Hell
 Ticket Clerk 1 episode, 1973
Michael Elwyn
 Palmer 1 episode, 1974
John Rapley
 Hauptsturmfuehrer Braun 1 episode, 1974
Roy Herrick
 Lt. Dyer 1 episode, 1974
Jürgen Andersen
 Hans 1 episode, 1974
Louisa Martin
 Lisa 1 episode, 1972
Derek Ware
 Gestapo Man 1 episode, 1972
Harry Brooks Jr.
 Prosecutor 1 episode, 1972
Maria O'Brien
 Receptionist 1 episode, 1972
Peter Whitaker
 Doctor 1 episode, 1972
Tony Gylby Garner
 Edmunds 1 episode, 1972
Robert Oleksowicz
 Interpreter 1 episode, 1972
Werner Abrolat
 German Farmer 1 episode, 1973
Peter Harlowe
 'Sniffy' Harris 1 episode, 1973
John Line
 Capt. Alan Marshall 1 episode, 1973
Kevin Brennan
 Drunk 1 episode, 1974
David Trevena
 German Police Sergeant 1 episode, 1974
Anthony Herrick
 Lt. Zoref 1 episode, 1974
Mark Russel
 First G.I. 1 episode, 1974
Peter Miles
 Sturmbannführer Schmelling 1 episode, 1972
John Bryans
 German Guard 1 episode, 1972
Julian Herington
 Medical Orderly 1 episode, 1972
Walter Horsbrugh
 Baxter 1 episode, 1972
Joe Santo
 1st NCO 1 episode, 1972
Ronald Gough
 Chess Player 1 episode, 1972
Jan Conrad
 Defence Counsel 1 episode, 1972
Ray Emmins
 German NCO 1 episode, 1972
Simon Clarke
 German Guard 1 episode, 1973
Brian Dexter
 Accordian Player 1 episode, 1973
David Monico
 Capt. Chambercy 1 episode, 1973
Anthony Smee
 Captain Able 1 episode, 1974
John Higgins
 Second G.I. 1 episode, 1974
Alan Tucker
 Lt. Graham East 1 episode, 1974
Denis DeMarne
 Capt. Vaisey 1 episode, 1974
Stuart Fell
 Lt. Beausire 1 episode, 1972
Alan Downer
 French Sergeant 1 episode, 1972
Milos Kirek
 Prosecutor 1 episode, 1972
William Lindsay
 Davis 1 episode, 1972
Gordon Faith
 Ward Orderly 1 episode, 1972
Howard Rawlinson
 SS Adjutant 1 episode, 1972
Wolf Parr
 Swiss Frontier Guard 1 episode, 1973
Brian McKie
 German NCO 1 episode, 1973
John Dunn-Hill
 French Orderly 1 episode, 1974
Peter Winter
 Jimmy Walker 1 episode, 1974
John Snagge
 British Radio Announcer 1 episode, 1974
John Livesey
 American Lieutenant 1 episode, 1974
Adam Kurakin
 Lt. Doonan 1 episode, 1974
Peter Sproule
 German Corporal 1 episode, 1972
Graham Ashley
 Military Policeman 1 episode, 1972
Neville Hughes
 Hauptmann Leitz 1 episode, 1972
Tim Condren
 German Motorcyclist 1 episode, 1972
Richard Kerley
 German Sergeant 1 episode, 1972
Philip Howard
 Swiss Official 1 episode, 1972
Michael Bruce
 Sentry 1 episode, 1973
David Whitworth
 Lt. Ayer 1 episode, 1974
Joby Blanshard
 Private Brunz 1 episode, 1974
Andrew Lodge
 German Guard 1 episode, 1974
Alastair Meldrum
 German Soldier 1 episode, 1972
Roy Pattison
 Unterfeldwebel Blatau 1 episode, 1972
Hal Jeayes
 German Sergeant 1 episode, 1972
Peter Jolley
 British Prisoner 1 episode, 1972
George Pravda
 Gen. János Ustasy 1 episode, 1974
Guido Adorni
 Capt. Duprez 1 episode, 1974
David King
 Obergruppenfuhrer Berger 1 episode, 1974
Meadows White
 Sgt. Cooper 1 episode, 1974
Karl Howard
 German Guard 1 episode, 1974
Peter Bale
 German NCO 1 episode, 1974
George Jarosz
 Polish Officer 1 episode, 1974
Richard Eden
 Pole 1 episode, 1972
Alan Haywood
 Erhard 1 episode, 1972
Ian Elliot
 German Soldier 1 episode, 1972
John Savident
 Capt. Meegeren 1 episode, 1973
Sean Arnold
 Volkssturm 1 episode, 1974
John Pennington
 Hauptsturmfuhrer Schankel 1 episode, 1974
Betsan Jones
 ATS Corporal 1 episode, 1974
Lewis Michael
 Capt. Jones 1 episode, 1974
Andrzej Scibor
 Polish Officer 1 episode, 1974
Bernard Mistovski
 Hungarian Mayor 1 episode, 1974
David Pelton
 Guard 1 episode, 1972
Thomas Karol
 Pole 1 episode, 1972
John Nightingale
 Capt. De L'Aubenque 1 episode, 1973
Gabor Vernon
 Hungarian Colonel 1 episode, 1974
Jon Croft
 SS Officer 1 episode, 1974
Peter Godfrey
 First French Officer 1 episode, 1974
Steve Ubels
 Dutch Officer 1 episode, 1974
Boyd MacKenzie
 Lt. Maurice Tailiere 1 episode, 1974
Peter Thornton
 Sentry 1 episode, 1972
Alexei Jawdokimov
 Pole 1 episode, 1972
Petar Vidovic
 Guard 1 episode, 1972
Antony Carrick
 Gestapo Officer 1 episode, 1973
Hugh Sullivan
 First Gestapo 1 episode, 1974
Santiago Varela
 Second French Officer 1 episode, 1974
Peter Dekker
 Dutch Officer 1 episode, 1974
James Walsh
 Sentry 1 episode, 1972
Robert MacLeod
 Second Gestapo 1 episode, 1974
Chris Williams
 Capt. Braithwaite 1 episode, 1974
Gideon Kolb
 SS Man 1 episode, 1974
Timothy Blackstone
 German Orderly 1 episode, 1974
Walter Hertner
 SS Man 1 episode, 1974
Ian Ainsley
 German Guard 1 episode, 1974
John Scammell
 German Guard 1 episode, 1974
Biff Byfield Quartet
 The Band 1 episode, 1974
Hugh Elton
 Prisoner of War (uncredited) 14 episodes, 1972-1974
Mike Reynell
 Prisoner of War (uncredited) 10 episodes, 1972-1974
Eden Fox
 Prisoner of War / ... (uncredited) 8 episodes, 1973-1974
Pierce McAvoy
 Prisoner of War (uncredited) 5 episodes, 1974
Paul Phillips
 Prisoner of War (uncredited) 4 episodes, 1973-1974
Tony O'Leary
 Guard / ... (uncredited) 4 episodes, 1974
Gary Dean
 Prisoner of War (uncredited) 4 episodes, 1974
Leslie Weeks
 Prisoner of War (uncredited) 4 episodes, 1974
Walter Henry
 Prisoner of War / ... (uncredited) 3 episodes, 1972-1974
Jay McGrath
 Gestapo Man / ... (uncredited) 3 episodes, 1972-1974
Ricky Lansing
 Officer in Court / ... (uncredited) 3 episodes, 1972-1974
Bill Strange
 Prisoner of War (uncredited) 3 episodes, 1974
Terry Sartain
 Prisoner of War (uncredited) 3 episodes, 1974
Alan Harris
 Prisoner of War (uncredited) 2 episodes, 1974
Peter Roy
 Prisoner of War (uncredited) 2 episodes, 1974
Les Conrad
 Guard / ... (uncredited) 2 episodes, 1974
Richard Atherton
 Prisoner of War (uncredited) 2 episodes, 1974
James Muir
 Prisoner of War (uncredited) 2 episodes, 1974
Harry Phipps
 Hungarian Peasant / ... (uncredited) 2 episodes, 1974
David Billa
 Guard (uncredited) 2 episodes, 1974
Stenson Falke
 Barman / ... (uncredited) 2 episodes, 1974
Noel Flanagan
 Prisoner of War (uncredited) 2 episodes, 1974
Jim Dowdall
 German Motorbike Rider (uncredited) 1 episode, 1972
Ron Gregory
 Prisoner of War (uncredited) 1 episode, 1973
Victor Harrington
 British Officer (uncredited) 1 episode, 1974
Juba Kennerley
 Hungarian Peasant (uncredited) 1 episode, 1974
George Herbert
 Station Master (uncredited) 1 episode, 1974
Alf Mangan
 Prisoner of War (uncredited) 1 episode, 1974
Eric Kent
 German Officer (uncredited) 1 episode, 1974
John Cannon
 Guard (uncredited) 1 episode, 1974
Frank Phillips
 BBC Home Service Newsreader (uncredited) 1 episode, 1974
George Ballantine
 Prisoner of War (uncredited) 1 episode, 1974
Arthur Sandifer
 French Prisoner of War (uncredited) 1 episode, 1974
Harry Tierney
 Guard (uncredited) 1 episode, 1974

Series Produced by

Gerard Glaister
producer (28 episodes, 1972-1974)

Series Music by

Robert Farnon
(28 episodes, 1972-1974)

Series Editing by

Peter Evans
(12 episodes, 1974)
Dan Rae
(11 episodes, 1972-1974)
Terry Cornelius
(5 episodes, 1972)
Peter Barber
(1 episode, 1974)
Henrietta Barlow
(1 episode, 1974)

Series Production Design by

Peter Seddon
(11 episodes, 1972-1973)
Austin Ruddy
(5 episodes, 1972-1974)
Barrie Dobbins
(3 episodes, 1972-1974)
Paul Joel
(3 episodes, 1974)
Stephan Paczai
(3 episodes, 1974)
Peter Blacker
(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Moira Tait
(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
John Burrowes
(2 episodes, 1973)
Robert Berk
(2 episodes, 1974)
Roger Liminton
(1 episode, 1972)
Bernard Lloyd-Jones
(1 episode, 1972)
Ray London
(1 episode, 1972)
Richard McManan-Smith
(1 episode, 1972)
Dacre Punt
(1 episode, 1972)
David Spode
(1 episode, 1972)
Judy Steele
(1 episode, 1972)
Chris Thompson
(1 episode, 1973)
Keith Cheetham
(1 episode, 1974)

Series Costume Design by

Reg Samuel
(15 episodes, 1972-1973)
Al Barnett
(13 episodes, 1974)

Series Makeup Department

Judith Clay
makeup artist (28 episodes, 1972-1974)

Series Production Management

Colin Farnell
production manager / unit production manager (12 episodes, 1974)

Series Sound Department

Basil Harris
film sound recordist (16 episodes, 1972-1974)
John Delany
sound: studio (15 episodes, 1972-1974)
Ian Sansam
film sound recordist (5 episodes, 1974)
Colin Dixon
sound: studio (3 episodes, 1972-1974)
Gordon Mackie
sound: studio (3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Jack Curtis
film sound recordist (3 episodes, 1972)
John Staple
sound: studio (3 episodes, 1973-1974)
John Murphy
film sound recordist (3 episodes, 1973)
Alan Edmonds
sound: studio (3 episodes, 1974)
Mike Savage
film sound recordist (1 episode, 1972)
Graham Hare
film sound recordist (1 episode, 1973)
Ted Read
film sound recordist (1 episode, 1974)
Clive Derbyshire
sound assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by

Michealjohn Harris
visual effects (1 episode, 1972)

Series Stunts

Rick Lester
stunts (15 episodes, 1972-1973)
Roy Scammell
fight arranger (1 episode, 1974)

Series Camera and Electrical Department

John Green
studio lighting (19 episodes, 1972-1974)
Fred Hamilton
film cameraman (12 episodes, 1972-1973)
A.A. Englander
film cameraman (12 episodes, 1974)
Nigel Wright
studio lighting (9 episodes, 1972-1973)
Ray Henman
film cameraman (4 episodes, 1973)
Phil Meheux
film cameraman (1 episode, 1974)

Series Editorial Department

John Barclay
vision mixer (uncredited) (2 episodes, 1974)

Series Music Department

Robert Farnon
composer: theme music (28 episodes, 1972-1974)
Biff Byfield Quartet
band (1 episode, 1974)

Series Script and Continuity Department

Brian Degas
script editor (28 episodes, 1972-1974)

Series Additional Crew

P.R. Reid
technical adviser (28 episodes, 1972-1974)
Ruth Caleb
assistant to producer (15 episodes, 1972-1973)
Alan Jeapes
series title designer (2 episodes, 1972)
Andrew Morgan
production assistant (uncredited) (1 episode, 1972)
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